Q: (translated) Among the newly coined terms used by office workers, one of them is ‘Salary Lupin’, and if this is used, what does it mean? Does this mean workers who don’t do their rightful work and cause a loss in terms of salary??

A: (translated) “The term asked ‘Salary Lupin’ is used to refer to one who is unable to do one’s own share of work.

Not working but under the pretense of being busy doing other things or assigning one’s own tasks to another colleague or subordinate, causing delay to the assigned person, the term ‘salary lupin’ means making off with one’s earned salary (despite not doing the work for it).

Also called ‘salary thief’, ‘salary surplus’. Due to the fact that the term sounds cuter than what it actually means, it’s more commonly used by women workers in their 20-30s.”